Nerve Injuries at Work
Most of us use our hands a considerable amount when working. Therefore, they are particularly prone to injury. Whether the injury is from an accident or repetitive motion, if it is directly related to...
View ArticleIt's My Pleasure
I never really thought about just getting it done, whatever IT happens to be. That has been the driving force of my personality forever. Just get it done. Once it is done, then I don't have to worry or...
View ArticleThink Creatively in Designing Your Transitional Work Programs
There are a variety of ways that to have an injured employee return to work as soon as possible. Just because an injured employee is not able to perform all their previous job duties does not mean that...
View ArticleWhat Insurance Companies Won’t Tell You Part 1: Insurance Companies Owe You...
mckenzie-brandnewcar.jpg There are lots of things insurance companies will not tell you, the claimant, about. Part one of our series on "What Insurance Companies Hide From Individuals Making Claims"...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgivukkah: Fresh Health Wonk Review posted at InsureBlog
Hank Stern has posted a fresh edition of Health Wonk Review at InsureBlog - and it's a special one: Health Wonk Review: Pre-Thanksgivukkah edition. Hank created an excellent and thoughtful theme to...
View ArticleRetaliation in Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation
When an employer retaliates against a Massachusetts worker for filing a workers’ compensation claim, the employer acts illegally. Retaliation does not always mean termination. It can also mean giving a...
View ArticleASR Hip Implant Patients to Receive Billion-Dollar Settlement
Metal-on-metal hip implant lawyers at Pintas & Mullins recently reported on a pending settlement for patients implanted with Johnson & Johnson's ASR hip devices. We are happy to announce that...
View ArticleAvoiding Injury This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time of celebration and family, but unfortunately each year holiday celebrations lead to personal injury in Homestead and other communities. If you want to avoid injury this...
View ArticleReducing Worker Exposure to ETS
What better time than during the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout, to highlight the benefit of comprehensive smoke-free workplaces on the health of workers. Furnishing a...
View ArticleUndocumented Workers Are Entitled to Receive Workers' Compensation Benefits...
Last week the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in the case of Staff Management and New Hampshire Insurance Company v. Jimenez that an undocumented worker is entitled to receive work comp benefits for an Iowa...
View ArticleCalifornia Chemical Plant Leaking Sulfuric Acid Sickens 70
A sulphuric acid leak at the Solvay chemical plant in California earlier this week has made about 70 people ill, Reuters reports.A malfunctioning scrubber machine at the Carson, Calif., chemical...
View ArticleGetting Workers’ Compensation for Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos is something that many workers have to handle on a regular basis, but their employers usually provide them with the right equipment. Unfortunately, there are many instances in which workers...
View ArticleIncome Growth Has Stalled for Most Americans
Workers' Compensation is basically a system based on wages that determine benefits. Over the decades the spread or "inequality" of wealth has moved more workers into a lower pay class wherein they...
View ArticleStephen Colbert Chides Walmart For Employee Food Drive
Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from www.huffingtonpost.com Earlier this week, news broke that at least one Walmart store was holding a Thanksgiving food drive -- for its own...
View ArticleMcDonald’s tells workers to “sing away stress,” “chew away cares” and go to...
Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from www.salon.com McDonald’s advises its low-wage workers to try “breaking food into pieces” to feel full, and urges them to “pack your bags”...
View ArticleCause of Gas Leak That Killed 2 Colorado Miners Is Sought
Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from www.nytimes.com Federal mine safety inspectors on Monday were trying to determine the cause of an accident that killed two miners and injured 20...
View ArticleNew Scrutiny for Medical Devices
Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from well.blogs.nytimes.com Metal-on-metal replacement hips remain high-risk, but other devices are to be downgraded. Wayne Schneider’s heart stopped...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson hip implant settlement price could soar above $4 billion
Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from www.nj.com A settlement Johnson & Johnson finalized yesterday over faulty hip implants could be worth more than the initial $2.5 billion...
View ArticleCalifornia Doctors Prescribe More Name-Brand Drugs Than Any Other State
Today's post was shared by Huffington Post and comes from www.huffingtonpost.com The only thing that perhaps matched the vastness of the spread or the depth of the traction of the "death panel" lie...
View ArticleIt’s the System, Stupid?
Mitu Gulati & Robert E. Scott, The Three and a Half Minute Transaction: Boilerplate and the Limits of Contract Design (2012).Richard MoorheadMitu Gulati and Robert E. Scott’s new book, The Three...
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